Date set for New Belgium groundbreaking

11:35 AM,
Mar. 14, 2014

New Belgium Brewing will soon break ground on its East Coast expansion brewery in Asheville.

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New Belgium Brewing will break ground on its Asheville brewery May 1, the company has announced.

The 133,000-square-foot brewery will eventually turn out a half million barrels of beer annually and employ up to 140 people, the company has said. The brewery will also have a "liquid center" tasting room.

New Belgium is building a separate 100,000-square-foot distribution center on Sand Hill Road at the Enka Commerce Park. The company is investing $175 million in the project over a seven-year stretch, spokesman Bryan Simpson said. ...